diff --git a/webapp/web/js/login/loginUtils.js b/webapp/web/js/login/loginUtils.js
index 696065f89..ddafd0924 100644
--- a/webapp/web/js/login/loginUtils.js
+++ b/webapp/web/js/login/loginUtils.js
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 
 // fade out error alerts
 $('#errorAlert').css('display', 'none');
-$('#errorAlert').fadeIn(2900);
+$('#errorAlert').fadeIn(2000);